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Royal Port offers convenient waterfront living in Port Dalhousie

There are a few reasons to be excited about Rankin Construction Inc.’s new Royal Port condo development in the Port Dalhousie area of St. Catharines.  

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Share your ideas for the Ontario Place development

The province of Ontario is looking for some fresh ideas for the Ontario Place development. What do you picture being at this site? The goal is to transform Ontario Place into a year-round attraction for local and international visitors. 

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Improve your homebuying skills with these behavioural tips

Smart home technology has made it much easier for homeowners to set up audio and video surveillance, so when you’re walking through a potential home with your agent, gushing about how you’re willing to pay way more is probably a bad idea. 

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Calgary’s luxury home market is in trouble

The Report covers the GTA, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary. Vancouver’s top-tier market is expected to pick up steam this spring. Montreal will remain steady and strong, and the GTA is staying resilient. All good news. We can’t say the same for Calgary.

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National home sales fall for the fourth month in a row

The Canadian Real Estate Association released its national home sales results for December 2018, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline in sales activity. 

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RIU Hotels & Resorts opening $100 million luxury hotel in Toronto Image

RIU Hotels & Resorts opening $100 million luxury hotel in Toronto

It was recently announced that RIU Hotels & Resorts will be opening a two-tower project in Toronto’s Financial District! The spanish company has resorts around the world, and this will be their first in Canada. 

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Proposed Growth Plan amendment aims to increase housing supply

The province of Ontario has shared its proposed changes to the Growth Plan to gain feedback from the public. Soon after the changes were shared, the Ontario Home Builders’ Association expressed their support of the proposed amendment. 

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3 ways to improve the mortgage stress test

At the end of 2018, I wrote about the idea of reducing or repealing the mortgage stress test. Now I want to suggest some possible amendments that would make the stress test more fair now that interest rates are rising and home prices are still high. 

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Would a design like the Taipei Twin Towers ever get approved in Toronto?

We recently stumbled upon the Taipei Twin Towers proposal by MVRDV, and while we’re not exactly experts on Taiwan real estate, we felt compelled to write about this innovative design.

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Home price growth moderates as market confidence remains steady in the Greater Toronto Area

The results of the Royal LePage House Price Survey were recently released, and it looks like market confidence in the Greater Toronto Area remained steady through the fourth quarter of 2018. 

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